Pure gas
Petroleum industry gears up to use "dirty oil", and this time they are being eco-friendly for a change
MONEYMAKERS
Biochemicals sweep US free of petrochemicals
Growing environmental awareness is making the Americans switch from chemicals derived from fossil fuels to those made from plant matter.
CHINA
The power of the people
Good plastic
Environment management treated cursorily
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN PETROLEUM INDUSTRY Edited by S.K. Wahi, A.K. Agnihotri and J.S. Sharma Publisher: Wiley Eastern Limited, New Delhi …
The gassing of a village
A petroleum product factory continues to chug out its poison, despite a decade of protests and official ire
Down with diesel
The US Environment Protection Agency blows the whistle on the dirty diesel lobby
BRAZIL
VENEZUELA
Life of Plastic: India’s petrochemical industry is a part of its ‘polymer problem’, says CSE; yet it is encouraged
India plans to position itself as a major exporter of basic petrochemicals, CSE’s new report hints
West Bengal proposes alternative site for Nandigram chemical hub
Fifteen non-profits take fresh legal action against Europe’s biggest plastics project
This marks a new phase in the over three-year long legal battle against INEOS’ ‘Project One’, a €3 billion plastic project …
Fuelling a debate
Ethanol is a clean and cheap fuel blend. But the Indian government is impeding the use of ethanol when it is callously promoting cancer-causing MTBE